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Australias series loss to a low ranked Sri Lanka - currently at No. 7 in the ICC Test rankings - has meant that it is highly likely that the No. 1 spot changes hands by the end of this month.According the ICC rankings methodology, the penalty of losing a series to an opponent that is rated low is more than if the opponent were rated higher. For example, if Australia had been playing a similar three-match series against India (who are at 112 points as opposed to Sri Lankas 85), a 0-3 loss to them wouldve robbed them of about six points. A 0-3 loss to Sri Lanka, however, is going to cost Australia nine points, bringing down latters ratings to an approximate 108 points. Australias obvious weakness in the subcontinent, or Sri Lankas relative strength at home, does not have any bearing on how the ratings are calculated since the ICC methodology doesnt differentiate between home and away conditions.The erosion in Australias ratings gives other teams that werent too far behind the opportunity to make a grab at No. 1. England, Pakistan and India are all in with a chance of topping the rankings following their ongoing series. Here is how each of the current top four could end up at No. 1.Australia: They have to win the Colombo Test to have any chance of retaining their No. 1 ranking. Either England - with a win in the Oval Test - or India - with a 3-0 margin against West Indies - could topple them. Australia can hang on to their top spot even if the Oval Test is drawn and India dont win by a 3-0 margin.India: A draw in Kingston means that India have to win their remaining two Tests against West Indies to take the No. 1 spot. A 3-0 margin will bump them up to the top irrespective of results in the other series.England: A 3-1 series win against Pakistan will give them the No. 1 ranking provided India dont win by a margin of 3-0 against West Indies. Even a draw in the Oval Test can give them the top spot if Australia dont win the Colombo Test and India win only one of their remaining two Tests against West Indies.Pakistan: They have to win the Oval Test and hope India dont beat West Indies by a margin bigger than 2-0 and Australia dont win the Colombo Test. Julian Edelman Jersey . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Andre Tippett Jersey . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. https://www.patriotsjerseysale.com/1561p-james-white-jersey-patriots.html . 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Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has accused his side of getting swept up in their record-breaking winning run and march toward a potentially historic NRL finals series.After having their club-record 15-game winning streak broken by a draw with Gold Coast, the Sharks four-month run without a loss came to an end against a red-hot Canberra last week.For many of the clubs long suffering fans, it was the loss they had to have, and Flanagan said he was hopeful it would help them refocus just four weeks out from the semi-finals.He said he felt his team were losing sight of what was important in the weeks leading up to their defeat against Canberra, which saw them surrender top spot to Melbourne.We were in a little bit of a holding pattern two or three weeks ago where we knew we were going to be in the semis and we had to continue to win games on the way home, Flanagan said on Friday.I think we were looking too far ahead to the semi-finals and its hard to keep their heads down and work really hard when they know theyre going to be in the semi-finals.The players coming back from Origin, right across the game in all clubs, struggle a little bit when they come out of Origin and they see daylight and they seee the semi-finals coming.ddddddddddddOf course theyre quality players and they kick into gear and play really well in the last few rounds heading into the semi-finals.Flanagan was confident of a rebound when they face struggling St George Illawarra in a local derby on Saturday night.He admitted to giving his side numerous sprays in the lead up to last weeks loss after noticing his team getting caught up in the hype.Veteran skipper Paul Gallen on Thursday told Triple M that Flanagan had unleashed an award-winning dressing-down at halftime during their win over Newcastle three weeks ago.When asked about the incident, Flanagan said he had unleashed so many verbal tirades lately he found it hard to remember them.I cant remember them too much, they all sort of blend into each other, he said.But Ive had a couple lately.Weve got a great opportunity this year and we dont want to let it slip so sometimes young blokes think that things are going okay and even (skipper Paul Gallen), at this stage of his career, thought things were going okay and needed to be pulled into line. 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